Roy Hodgson said he felt his Crystal Palace side paid the price for a poor first half display as they lost out 2-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The Eagles were second best in the first 45 in west London and found themselves 2-0 down at the break, with Willian on target for the Blues before Martin Kelly put through his own net.

And although Palace improved in the second half and got a goal back in the 89th minute through Patrick van Aanholt, the Eagles boss said he felt his players gave themselves too much to do in the second 45.

"It’s a shame we didn’t play the whole game as we did in the second half," he said.